Triple
T16788856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Johnston, Iowa |
E408050
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John F. Johnston
John F. Johnston was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Johnston, Iowa, was named.
|
E1235780
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: John F. Johnston | Statement: [Johnston, Iowa, namedAfter, John F. Johnston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John F. Johnston Context triple: [Johnston, Iowa, namedAfter, John F. Johnston]
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A.
William W. Momyer
William W. Momyer was a United States Air Force general best known for his leadership in tactical air operations during World War II and the Vietnam War.
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B.
William B. Waddell
William B. Waddell was a 19th-century American businessman best known as one of the founders of the Pony Express mail service.
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C.
William T. Chamberlain
William T. Chamberlain is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Chamberlain surname.
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D.
William H. Chamberlain
William H. Chamberlain was an American journalist and historian known for his analyses of Soviet Russia and his writings on international affairs in the mid-20th century.
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E.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John F. Johnston Triple: [Johnston, Iowa, namedAfter, John F. Johnston]
Generated description
John F. Johnston was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Johnston, Iowa, was named.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John F. Johnston Target entity description: John F. Johnston was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Johnston, Iowa, was named.
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A.
William W. Momyer
William W. Momyer was a United States Air Force general best known for his leadership in tactical air operations during World War II and the Vietnam War.
-
B.
William B. Waddell
William B. Waddell was a 19th-century American businessman best known as one of the founders of the Pony Express mail service.
-
C.
William T. Chamberlain
William T. Chamberlain is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Chamberlain surname.
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D.
William H. Chamberlain
William H. Chamberlain was an American journalist and historian known for his analyses of Soviet Russia and his writings on international affairs in the mid-20th century.
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E.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8839270588190886720d9519bbf8f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b21c49788190b9a2ca2101604f64 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00b28970748190836806c68ad9e230 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00b645d0b08190931a09050ed0355a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00b6b603f88190a533907cbdc31817 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:22 a.m.